CT SB00449

Municipalities must establish just and equitable water rates through a public hearing process with at least ten days' notice published in local newspapers.

Rate schedules must be filed and kept open for public inspection in the legislative body and municipal clerk offices.

Municipalities with populations over 70,000 that operate both a municipal waterworks system and municipal electric utility cannot increase water rates by more than 10 percent without approval from the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.

Pro rata rate changes applied uniformly across all service classes do not require a public hearing.

Effective date is July 1, 2012.